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Read Dr. Denis Mukwege's Speech Accepting the 2015 Champion of Peace Award

On November 11, 2015, Women for Women International honored Dr. Denis Mukwege at the 2015 Annual Gala in New York for his tireless work to advocate for an end to sexual violence in conflict. Below are his remarks upon accepting the Champion of Peace Award. Good evening, Thank you to Women for Women...
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Sharing Stories of Inspiring Change

As global leaders adopt a new development agenda, Women for Women International is sharing lessons with partners and allies to ensure women in the poorest countries are not left behind.
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Equal Footing Tool Supports Women's Economic Empowerment

This morning the Foundation Center, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the King Baudouin Foundation launched Equal Footing, a new data portal that harnesses the power of philanthropic data with a filter that looks explicitly at grant-making investments that seek to improve women’s economic development in...
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Meet Four Moms Beating the Odds to Educate Their Children

It’s no surprise that mothers have a great impact on their children’s educational achievements. In the developing world, a mother’s level of education can determine her child’s chance of survival.
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#SheInspiresMe: Amanda from Portland

Three years ago, WfWI Ambassador Amanda Ulrich began a journey to raise support and awareness for women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She shares who inspired her to begin this work, and how she has stayed motivated through difficult times. I remember the morning I learned about the women...
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#SheInspiresMe: Mama Koko

Lisa Shannon, the founder of Run for Congo Women, shares how one woman in DRC inspires her with her courage, humanity, and determination to defy the odds. Run for Congo Women is a global campaign benefiting Women for Women International’s programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I only...
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#SheInspiresMe: Tiffany Reed, WfWI Sponsor

“I always knew that women were powerful,” says Tiffany Reed, who has sponsored several women through Women for Women International’s program over the past few years. But Tiffany found new inspiration and an example of women’s strength in her sister, Rose Batti from the Democratic Republic of the...
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Panzi Hospital Offers Healing, Hope to Survivors of SGBV

“When a woman in our program has the courage to tell her Life Skills trainer ‘I have been raped,’ we refer her to Panzi Hospital ,” explains WfWI – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Acting Country Director Gertrude Mudekereza . The civil strife and multiple rebellions in Congo's eastern...
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Q&A with Tony Gambino, former Interim CEO

Board member and program committee chair Tony Gambino served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Women for Women International from April - November 2014. He has many years of experience working across the developing world, including serving as USAID Mission Director to the Democratic Republic of...
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